Landon Bussie
_(cropped).jpg) Bussie with Alcorn State in 2024 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alcorn State |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 55–75 (.423) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1987[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2007 | Livingstone |
| 2008–2010 | Xavier (LA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Men's basketball | |
| 2010–2013 | Xavier (LA) (assistant) |
| 2014–2020 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
| 2020–present | Alcorn State |
| Women's basketball | |
| 2013–2014 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–75 (.423) |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SWAC regular season (2022, 2023) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) | |
Landon Everett Bussie (born November 11, 1987)[1] is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Alcorn State team.
Playing career
[edit]Bussie played his first two years at Livingstone College before finishing his playing career at Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA).[2]
Coaching career
[edit]XULA
[edit]Bussie started his coaching career at his alma mater. He was an assistant coach at XULA for four seasons.[3]
Prairie View A&M
[edit]Bussie was first hired by Prairie View A&M as the women's assistant coach in 2013.[4] Bussie then switched over to the men's side in 2014. Bussie is credited with recruiting several key contributors to the team.[5]
Alcorn State
[edit]On April 23, 2020 Bussie was named the new head men's basketball coach at Alcorn State. He replaced Montez Robinson, who had one winning season in five years.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Alcorn State | 6–13 | 6–7 | 6th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Alcorn State | 17–17 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Alcorn State | 18–14 | 15–3 | T–1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2023–24 | Alcorn State | 14–18 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2024–25 | Alcorn State | 0–13 | 0–0 |
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| Alcorn State: | 55–75 (.423) | 48–19 (.716) | |||||||
| Total: | 55–75 (.423) | ||||||||
Personal life
[edit]Bussie is the brother of WNBA player Asya Bussie.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Landon Bussie". coachesdatabase.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Cassiere, Ed (April 27, 2020). "XULA graduate hired as Alcorn State Head coach". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Joe (April 23, 2020). "Prairie Views Landon Bussie makes Head coach at Alcorn State". WAPT 16. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Alcorn State names Landon Bussie Head men's basketball coach". WJTV. April 23, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Bowker, Ernest (April 29, 2020). "Bussie breathes easy after getting Alcorn Job". Vicksburg Post. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Alcorn State hired Landon Bussie as coach". ESPN. Associated Press. April 25, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Alcorn State names Landon Bussie new head men's basketball coach". HBCU Sports. April 23, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1987 births
- Living people
- Alcorn State Braves basketball coaches
- American men's basketball coaches
- American women's basketball coaches
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Livingstone College alumni
- Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers basketball coaches
- Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball coaches
- Xavier Gold Rush basketball coaches
- Xavier Gold Rush basketball players